feelings

I spent time Monday and Tuesday of this week reading When Sophie Gets Angry — Really, Really Angry in my youngest childrens’ classrooms as part of Project Cornerstone, a program in Silicon Valley committed to helping children and teens feel…

Today’s food for thought is an example of putting into practice Real Life Skill #2: Experience your emotions and direct your feelings. I was standing in my husband’s office, looking at his pictures. The feeling unexpectedly swept in — a…

Following the post on Real Life Skill #2 (Experience your emotions and direct your feelings), let’s look at applying this in daily life. (Because if we don’t deal with our emotions and feelings, they will deal with us, coming out…

We previously talked about Real Life Skill #1 (Get head (and heart) in line with knowing life is messy — for everyone) and applying it in our day-to-day. Today, let’s talk about another real life skill. Real Life Skill #2:…

Thoughts for a day when you or your teen are feeling off: If you’re feeling messy, unsure, afraid, irritable, angry, sad, or anything that seems like a “bad” feeling*, it’s totally okay. Absolutely, totally, completely okay. All emotions and feelings are…

Today’s food for thought is a selection of recent ponderings: -Danielle LaPorte’s Truthbomb: “So much is a cry for love.” -Jill Bolte Taylor’s TED talk: My stroke of insight -What if: What if so much IS a cry for love?…

Thought for today for us as adults, as well as our teens (they learn a lot by what we do or don’t do!): On a place to begin dealing with pain (and everyone experiences pain sometimes), start with feeling…

Today’s thought for consideration is on a piece of cheesy advice (courtesy of The Little Engine That Could movie): If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you can’t. Either way, you’re right. This isn’t about simply…

I ponder regularly on feelings. I used to shove down most emotions and feelings (nope, can’t feel that!). I keep learning that emotions and feelings (and actually letting myself experience them!) are mission critical to actually thriving. We all have them…